Models in Glaciology (FS 2012)

Here is the course material for the "Models in Glaciology" class.

Script

• Chapters 1 and 2 (Review, Macroscopic Models)

Code

• V-Model (several Python programs)

Physics of Glaciers I (HS 2011)

Here is all the course material for the "Physics of Glaciers I" class.

• Class schedule and recommended books

Script

• Chapters 1 and 2 (Overview, Ice Sheets)
• Chapter 3 (Mass Balance)
• Chapter 4 (Stress and Strain)
• Chapter 5 (Glacier Flow)
• Chapter 6 (Temperature and Heat Flow)
• Chapter 7 (Basal motion)
Paper: Mercer (1978)

• Bibliography

Appendices

• Appendix A (List of symbols)
• Appendix B (Useful quantities)
• Appendix C (Vectors and tensors)

Additional material:

• Heat flow in the top layer of a glacier
• IPCC report chapter 4.1
• Subglacial cavity of Glacier d'Argentière
Bering Surge
Lowell Surge
Tweedsmuir Surge
Tweedsmuir Surge

Glaciology events

There are many things going on:

• Fachgespräch: the weekly, informal glaciology seminar
  Thursday, 10:15h, VAW building, room E32

Links

• State of the Cryosphere 2009
• A very nice glaciology page
• Swiss Glacier Monitoring Service
• Inventary of potentially dangerous glaciers in the Swiss Alps
• Deformation of ice crystals (cool movies)